So shalt thou find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man. Proverbs 3:4

When you have Jesus in your life then you have everything you need! You don't have to try to find favor. In fact, the Bible is clear that when you have God in your life then "blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee" (Deuteronomy 28:2). It is popular today in many Christian circles to talk about obtaining the favor of God or many of the varied promises of God. Favor will help you to get the promises of God). However, having Jesus in your life and seeking Him first will bring you the favor of God. We are "satisfied with the favor, and full with the blessing of the Lord (Deuteronomy 33:23). Seek Jesus first out of a pure heart and then you will have God's favor and His blessing!

I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. Revelations 1:8

You do not have to be worried, concerned, ashamed, or feel condemned about your past because God can heal your past! That is right, God can heal your past because He is in your past even right now! Isn't that good news!!! Not only is God in your present and future, but He is also in your past. God stands outside of time in eternity (Psalm 90:2). Since God stands outside of time in eternity, He can be in your present, future, and past all at the same time!!! Many times we claim the promises of God and rest in His goodness concerning our future. The Bible is clear that God has given us a future and a hope (Jer 29:11 NKJV). God desires for us to also rest in His goodness concerning our past failures, mistakes, and shortcomings. The Bible says that Jesus "by his own blood he entered once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us" (Hebrews 9:12). Eternal means for all time! Your past, present, and even future have been cleansed by Jesus' sacrificial death on the cross in your place! Not only are you presently healed and forgiven of all sin, but you are eternally forgiven and healed! God is in your past right now healing it and rewriting it for your good because of His grace! Receive it today!!!

God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty. 1 Corinthians 1:27

Do you feel like you are disqualified from being used by God? Perhaps you feel like you have made too many unforgivable mistakes, that you don't have the right credentials, or that you simply don't measure up. God uses the most unlikely people in ministry, business, sports, and many other areas. Moses killed a man but God used him to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian bondage (Exodus 2:12 & Exodus 12:31). David had a man murdered but God still allowed the Messiah to come through his lineage and eternally established His Kingdom (2 Sam 11:15, Matthew 1:1 & Luke 1:33). Paul persecuted many Believers before his conversion to Christianity and yet God used him to write most of the New Testament of the Bible (Acts 9:1). God uses broken vessels because He has never used anyone that was perfect except for Jesus! We are forgiven due to our belief in Christ (Acts 10:43). We don't need the right credentials because God has qualified us through the blood of Jesus and His death on our behalf on the cross is what allows us to measure up (Romans 5:1). Regardless of what you have done know that God is not done with you and desires to use you mightily! He still desires to give you a good future and hope (Jer 29:11 NLT).

And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able to also perform. Romans 4:21

Faith is easy! I know that is probably a startling statement to many. Many of us are familiar with the story of Abraham in the Bible. God promised Abraham a son in his old age (Genesis 15:4). Before God made the promise to Abraham in verse 4 though He said, "Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceedingly great reward" (Genesis 15:1). God knew Abraham felt anxiety about not having a son long before Abraham opened his mouth in verse 2 and uttered this concern (Genesis 15:2). God however admonished Abraham to focus on Him as his shield and exceedingly great reward! Today's verse of Scripture recounts that Abraham was fully persuaded that what GOD had promised, GOD was able also to perform (Romans 4:21). The focus what not so much on the promise but the Promiser. The focus was not so much on the promise but The One who always keeps His promises. For, "God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent" (Numbers 23:19). Abraham could wait for the manifestation of God's promise in faith to give him a son because his focus was on the Promiser and not the promise. What has God promised you on today? Focus on God's love and faithfulness and faith becomes easy and effortless (2 Timothy 2:13). As you become entrenched deeper in His love and faithfulness, your focus will be on Him and soon the promise will manifest because God always keeps His promises!

The very fact that you have a need, is an indication that God has provided for it if you are a Believer of Jesus Christ! God NEVER allows a need without having made the provision for it ahead of time. Consider today's verse of Scripture, it states the Jesus was "the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world" (Revelations 13:8). Long before mankind's NEED for salvation after the fall of Adam, the Lord had provided the sin offering from the foundation of the world in the person of Jesus Christ! Similarly, when God told Abraham in Genesis 22 to sacrifice his only son Isaac, God had already provided a ram (Genesis 22:13) in place of the sacrifice of Abraham's son! Abraham then called the place "Jehovah-Jireh" which means "the Lord will provide." Not only WILL the Lord provide for your need but He HAS provided for it! God knows and declares the "end from the beginning" (Isaiah 46:10). Pastor Gregory Dickow has remarked that the Holy Spirit does not lead by foresight but by insight and hindsight! God knows in advance what you will need and has already provided for you! Your need does not catch Him by surprise which is the reason He has made the provision for it. God is limitless and never runs out of the ability to provide for us! He holds the oceans in His hand and has measured the heavens with His fingers (Isaiah 40:12). Pray for your need but then also thank God for it and ask Him to help you trust that He has provided for it!

I want to say thank you for saving my life! The young lady I spoke with gave me the greatest thing needed and prayed with me, sincerely prayed with me! I'm back on track with Jesus and continue to say thank you for you all and His grace and salvation! Because of Him y'all were able to save me!! Thank you again! God bless. -Kursten Britton

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I want to say thank you for saving my life! The young lady I spoke with gave me the greatest thing needed and prayed with me, sincerely prayed with me! I'm back on track with Jesus and continue to say thank you for you all and His grace and salvation! Because of Him y'all were able to save me!! Thank you again! God bless.

-Kursten Britton

Thank you. I am doing very well compared to 1 year ago. That is due to God's grace and His reminder I was given a second chance. I do not lose sight of that. Keep doing what you are doing. God Bless all of you.